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The now defunct Pah-Ute County was split from Mohave County in 1865, but merged back in 1871. All but La Paz County were created by the time Arizona was granted statehood in 1912. La Paz County was established in 1983 after many years of pushing for independence from Yuma County. [2]
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]
The place was originally called Wi:kidoʼyoʼ in Yavapai. [2] A local legend holds that the English name came from a runaway boy with the last name of Mayer. [citation needed] From May to June 1942, 245 Japanese Americans were confined at the Mayer Assembly Center, one of 17 temporary detention camps built to hold Japanese Americans removed from the West Coast after the U.S. entered World War II.
Chino Valley is the site of the first Territorial Capital of Arizona. The capital moved to Prescott, 15 miles (24 km) away, in 1864.U.S. Army Cavalry Lt. Amiel W. Whipple, while traveling through the area in 1854, gave the community its name.
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As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 1,019 people, 427 households, and 283 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 96.5 inhabitants per square mile (37.3/km 2).
Pima is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States.As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 2,387, [4] up from 1,989 in 2000. The estimated population in 2018 was 2,512. [5]
Maricopa is also served by Arizona State Route 238, which connects Maricopa to the town of Mobile, which is incorporated into the city of Goodyear. Past Mobile, State Route 238 becomes a county route that connects to Arizona State Route 85 in Gila Bend. State Route 238 and Mobile Road designations are used interchangeably.